Royce White on Dr. Phil: Marijuana moment spurred anxiety attacks

5:38 PM,
Feb. 28, 2013

Royce White formerly played at Iowa State.

Written by

Former Iowa State basketball player Royce White said a "massive panic attack" the first time he smoked marijuana at age 16 began the series of anxiety issues he continues to deal with now.

White, a first-round draft pick of the NBA's Houston Rockets who now plays for the franchise's Texas-based Development League team, talked about his mental health challenges on Thursday's "Dr. Phil" television show.

The show began with segments from White's home, as he showed how he labors to keep his shoes in a particular spot in his closet, pillows at certain angles in his living room and other ways anxiety ...